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The tree stands beside a circular trail which circumscribes the site of an Iron Age hill fort. Around this trail are several ancient beech trees such as this one. On the outer side of the trail are steep wooded slopes. On the inside can still be seen remnants of the 2000 year old stone fortifications. And within the oval shaped platform of the fort itself lie several Celtic burial mounds, now overgrown of course. Incidentally according to the medieval historian, Geoffrey of Monmouth the location was also the site of a 5th century wooden fortress named Caer Guorthegirn , where the fugitive usurper King Vortigern took refuge whilst fleeing from the brothers Uther Pendragon and Ambrosius Aurelianus. Some years prior to this Vortigern had murdered the boys' father King Constans while the two of them were safely in France. Upon coming of age the two young men returned to England to hunt Vortigern down and avenge their father. It was at Caer Guorthegirn that they finally caught up with him and burnt him alive inside his own fortress. Ambrosius then took the crown of England till his death in battle, upon which it passed to Uther, who according to legend was the father of King Arthur.
Este pintorezco camino que parece de fantasÃa lleva a la terminal de ferrys del lago Ashinoko, para tomarnos el barco que recorre este lago y se pueden ver hermosas vistas del Monte Fuji. El entorno natural es fantastico. Lago Ashinoko, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japón.
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This beautiful tree is a Japanese Maple, and is in the Japanese Garden in Washington Park, Portland. We are just getting some really beautiful fall color now.
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Another shot of the tree reflections from our kayak paddle down West River.
(Rotated, but otherwise not photoshopped)
The juniper tree has always been a kind of magical evergreen to me. It's berries can be used to spice meet, make a kind of wild yeast, and provide antioxidants and vitamins.
Beauty is all around us if we pay a little attention to it. A simple ray of sunlight can transform an insignificant landscape into a magnificent one.
Something different. No bokeh today (sometimes I've got to do it). I had to stand in this spot for a while to get the path with no people on (there are some people in the distance though), but every time I tried to get a shot, someone would walk/cycle/skateboard into my shot. Now, if I trying for bokeh people, that would be fine, but instead, I probably looked like I was lost or something just standing there. :)
Happy Thursday! The weekend is in sight! I've looking forward to some quality time with my camera. I haven't picked it up for several weeks, and with the days getting really short, it's hard to find time or the light to get anything worth it. I always seem to be using the same lens recently, which is fine, but I do think I need to take some other lenses out for a spin this weekend. Maybe The Beast (macro lens)... or I might try and see if the garden birds co-operate with my big zoom lenses. We'll see... :)
A wee one from a while back that I just have a soft spot for. I love the menacing air of these trees - almost a lynch mob of trees.
Winter is green season after some rains. Many plants have now flowers again after a hot and dry summer. This is the time to plant cool season veggies like lettuce, radishes, etc..The view from the house towards the Ebro valley.
In EXPLORE Dec 14, 2014
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Im Winter ist es grün sobald es ein paar Tage lang geregnet hat. Viele Pflanzenblühen jetzt wieder nach dem heissen und trockenen Sommer. Jetzt kann man Gemüse pflanzen das gern kühl hat, wie Salat, Radiesli etc..
Der Blick vom Haus in Richtung Tortosa.
Im EXPLORE 14. Dez. 2014
I'm not a big fan of winter brown, but leafless trees do have some charm of their own revealed only when their leaves are gone... I think this is Osage Orange bark but any confirmation or correction would be appreciated.
If you photograph wildlife long enough, you're bound to capture mating behaviour. Tree Swallows are quite entertaining. He flies in and out, all the while making a loud clicking noise.
Canon 1DX, F8, 1/2000, ISO 800
Spring Memories. Happy Thursday (where did the week go)!
Ripponden
The weather is miserable, it’s windy and it’s raining, but despite that the trees are still looking quite nice, so it was just a matter of pointing the camera out of the window to get this shot.
Take Aim: Trees
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A quiet Sunday morning at Larkrigg (bridge 180) near Kendal on the dry northern reaches of the Lancaster canal. I was there for about an hour before the tow-boat circus turned up. I was a bit worried at one point, if someone was to asked me what I was waiting for, my reply of "a boat" might have caused some concern. I did think that if I added that Captain Jack Sparrow will be in command, the police would soon arrive! The larch trees on the left were planted by the canal company, very forward thinking of them, as their boats used Larch.